The ‘Lost’ Episode That Got Us Hooked

The Prestige TV Podcast

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.2 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Hooked, Jo and Rob land on a deserted island to make the case for why the two-part pilot is still the best place to start for those wanting to give ‘Lost’ another shot. (0:00) Intro (4:58) Personal relationships to ‘Lost’ (16:58) What makes the two-episode pilot such an effective entry point for the series (33:59) The flashbacks (37:15) Why “Walkabout” is a close runner-up (41:24) The mystery monster (52:47) Who won the episode? (57:07) Standout scenes (01:03:02) Single striking visuals (01:06:53) The most 2004 thing about this episode (01:12:17) Looking ahead to the rest of Season 1 Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podcast’ and so much more! Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney Producers: Kai Grady and Donnie Beacham Jr. Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome back to the prestige TV podcast feed. I'm Joanna Robinson. I'm Rob Mahoney.
0:18.3	And today we are here to talk about one of my favorite TV shows of all time.
0:22.4	This is an incredible week for me personally. I know you guys are all excited to hear that.
0:26.6	I am. Over on House of R, I got to show Mallory Rubin, Both of the Vampires Slayer for the first time.
0:32.5	And here on the Press of TV podcast feed, I get to show Rob Mahoney lost for the first time. We're going to be discussing two-part premiere of Lost today. Rob, I'm thrilled. Are you excited?
0:44.6	What a time to be alive. What a time to be Joanna Robinson. Let's get into it.
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1:11.8	So say goodbye to the buyfold, add your card to Apple Wallet, and start paying the Apple Way. Terms apply. We're here to talk to you about one of my favorite TV shows of all time. And I feel extremely lucky. You're listening to this a couple days after we're recording it, which means I got to record it the same week that I recorded
1:27.6	a House of Our episode with Molly Rubin talking to her about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And it's just like
1:32.2	double delight for me because here I am to talk to Rob Mahoney, who's never seen it, here to talk to him
1:38.0	about Lost and the double premiere of Lost Season 1 for this Hooked episode.
1:45.7	Yes.
1:46.3	Everything is coming up, Joe.
1:47.5	Have you purchased a lottery ticket?
1:49.3	Have you considered any other adventurous pushes out into the world that might benefit you?
1:53.6	We also did Veronica Mars this week, and we got to talk about AIL.
1:56.3	It's been a really good, good week for me personally.
1:58.8	Thanks so much for asking.
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